The closing ceremony will be dedicated to award the titles won by schools and students, announcing the best schools this season and inviting them to participate next year. This year’s season of the educational program School Ambassador of the European Parliament (EPAS) was attended by teachers and students from as many as 75 Slovenian high schools and dormitories.

On the sidelines of the ceremony, there will also be a discussion with MEPs on youth and European politics, active citizenship and ways to involve young people in democratic processes. The discussion will be moderated by Mojca Mavec and will last approximately 45 minutes.

The event will be dedicated to meeting students of II. Gymnasium Maribor, which this year received the title of Best School – School Ambassador of the European Parliament #EPAS.

The event is part of the RESCEU project: Escape Room: What would life be without the EU?, funded by the European Union from the Europe for Citizens program.

The RESCEU project wants to educate young people about the importance of the European Union in an interesting and interactive way. During the conference, current European issues will be presented, especially related to youth in the EU, Euroscepticism and the current refugee situation resulting from the war in Ukraine. The international closing conference will take place on World Refugee Day. Work with refugees and other immigrants is the central area of activity of the Novo mesto Association for the Development of Voluntary Work.

The conference will be held in English. It will be attended by 20 representatives of project partners and 50 local participants, mostly young people.